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http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/mac/apple-refurb-imac-pro-15-off/#respondThu, 24 May 2018 17:12:23 +0000http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=254217Apple is now selling refurbished units of their high-powered iMac Pro, which debuted back in December of 2017.

An entry model is priced at $5,349 CAD, saving you $950 off retail, or 15% off. This configuration comes with 32GB of RAM, 1TB of SSD storage and an 8GB Radeon Pro Vega video card, powering the computer’s Retina 5K display.

Various models are available, ranging all the way up to $10,049 CAD, if you’re in a spending mood.

Refurbished iMac Pro models come with a standard one-year Apple warranty, plus include a new power adapter, cord and new white box.

For those ordering refurbished Macs from Apple, sometimes customers receive computers with better specs than advertised, such as either more RAM or a larger hard drive, on occasion.

]]>http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/mac/apple-refurb-imac-pro-15-off/feed/0http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/mac/apple-refurb-imac-pro-15-off/Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication No Longer Requires a Phone Numberhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iphoneincanada/~3/5bsTftiI49g/
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/facebook-2fa/#respondThu, 24 May 2018 16:47:12 +0000http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=254187In an effort to persuade more people to start using two-factor authentication, Facebook is making it easier than ever to set up.

According to a new press release from the social media giant, it is improving its two-factor authentication feature by introducing two new functionalities.

Facebook‘s newest feature makes it easier to enable two-factor authentication by creating a streamlined setup flow that guides users through the process. It also gives users more options in which they can secure their account with a second factor – an authenticator app – thus ensuring that even users without a phone number can enable two-factor authentication.

Follow the prompts to either enter a code from a text message or an authentication app

If Facebook’s move encourages more users to enable the feature, it’ll be good news. Security experts say you shouldn’t rely on passwords alone to keep your online accounts safe, but the process for setting two-authentication can be cumbersome. Hopefully Facebook‘s features make it a bit less so.

]]>http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/facebook-2fa/feed/0http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/facebook-2fa/Amazon Music iOS App Launches Hands-Free Music Listening in Canada, USAhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iphoneincanada/~3/IwibB3gqGIA/
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/app-store/amazon-music-ios-hands-free-alexa/#respondThu, 24 May 2018 16:41:22 +0000http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=254205Amazon has debuted a new feature for Prime Music, its included streaming music service for Prime subscribers.

As of today, customers in Canada and the USA can wake Alexa within the Amazon Music iOS (and Android) app by just saying “Alexa”, then saying something like “Play music.” This now turns your iOS device with the Amazon Music app into an Alexa-powered music player.

Customers need to have the Amazon Music app open in the foreground, which will then gain them access to “all of the innovative voice features they use on Echo devices to play music by mood, genre, artist or song title and much more, no searching or browsing required,”, explains Amazon in an email to iPhone in Canada.

To control music, you can just say “Alexa”, then instruct to play, pause or move back and forth between songs and more.

Amazon says hands-free listening within their Amazon Music app “has been one of the top requests” by their customers, with the feature debuting today in Canada and the U.S. The feature can be disabled at anytime within settings in the Amazon Music iOS app.

Those activating, upgrading or changing their current plan to a 10GB or 15GB Share Everything plan, will get double the data to 20GB and 30GB respectively. So the plans work out as follows:

$80/20GB (10GB + 10GB)

$90/30GB (15GB + 15GB)

Data overages are charged at $7/100MB or $70/GB.

According to Rogers, this promo is “as simple as it sounds! Just activate, upgrade or change your current wireless plan to a 10 GB or 15 GB Share Everything plan, and you’ll get double the data, without throttling or speed restrictions!”

Rogers says the extra data won’t expire and “there are no speed restrictions or throttling to slow you down!”

Rogers says the promo expires on July 3, 2018 and a connection fee of $30 applies to each line.

Let us know if you’re going to be switching over to this promo—20GB and 30GB is a lot of data at this price point. You can make the switch by online chat, phone or visiting a store.

In an internal memo shared yesterday to employees, PC Mobile says “there will be no impact to existing monthly customers for the remainder of their PC Mobile contract term.”

Existing postpaid customers will eventually be migrated over to Telus flanker brand Koodo Mobile, as of October 2, 2018. Both companies said they are “committed to ensuring a smooth transition and are contacting customers directly to provide more information.” Postpaid customers can still pay their monthly bills at The Mobile Shop kiosks, even after the transition in October.

This change does not affect PC Mobile prepaid customers, as their service will remain as normal. PC Mobile prepaid customers have their service provided by Bell, while postpaid customers are served by Telus. PC Mobile launched their wireless service back in 2013, and this postpaid exit comes just shy of the company’s fifth year anniversary.

Koodo Offer for PC Mobile Customers

According to Koodo, there’s an early offer for PC Mobile switchers. The company says for “a limited time only,” early PC Mobile switchers who migrate over to Koodo before the October 2, 2018 deadline, can save $5 off their monthly bill for 12 months, plus an additional $10 in compensation for each migration.

Customers switching from PC Mobile to Koodo will require a credit check and once that is complete, the offer code PC2KOODO should be entered by the associate.

PC Mobile has posted a full FAQ on their website about the change, which you can check out here.

According to a new report from 9to5Mac, a number of iPhone X user are complaining across Reddit and Apple Support of a cracked camera glass are saying that they never dropped their phone. Instead, they have been using a case with their phone right from day one and are blaming the reason for the crack on the weather.

“My iPhone X camera lens cracked right around by where the microphone is on the camera and I never dropped it once,” wrote an angry customer on Apple’s official support forum. Reddit users are also complaining about cracked camera lenses on the iPhone X. One user on Reddit wrote: “Today I noticed that my phone camera lens has a crack. I’ve never even dropped it and use a case.”

Some users believe that the glass protection on top of the rear camera cracks due to cold weather. However, this isn’t likely to be the case for many other users – especially the ones who are located in the tropical countries such as Malaysia. “I read some people have this issue in cold climate, I live in Malaysia and weather is hot and humid around 32-36 Celsius daily… Anyone had the same problem?” an affected user wrote on an Apple Support forum.

Affected users claim Apple is refusing to swap the device under warranty, and is instead charging for a full handset replacement. “Bought the iPhone X right before Christmas, and found a crack on the rear camera glass last night,” said one user. “The phone has been used with cover all the time and no drop or accident. Went to Apple Store this morning and was told to pay a whopping $549 [USD] to have it fixed.”

At the time of launch, Apple said that the iPhone X’s camera lens had a sapphire cover protection, making it extremely hard to scratch and crack. Since most of these users claim that they have never dropped the iPhone X, we can only assume that the issue is limited to this particular model.

At the time of writing, it’s not clear as to how widespread the issue of cracking iPhone X camera lens is. Apple has yet to issue a formal statement on the issue.

]]>http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/iphone-x-cracked-lens/feed/0http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/iphone-x-cracked-lens/The Apple Watch Finds a Useful Home With Service Industry Workershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iphoneincanada/~3/HQcAl9EhMzU/
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apple-watch-service-industry/#respondThu, 24 May 2018 14:44:29 +0000http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=254169The Apple Watch has steadily been gaining popularity in the three years since it has been released, but it has surprisingly found a home among service industry workers.

A new report from Quartz explains the wearable device’s popularity among service industry workers, allowing them to stay connected at work when they otherwise might not be able to.

For anyone that might have held a job in any aspect of the service industry – whether that be restaurant servers, bartenders, shop owners, etc. – one knows that they aren’t generally able to have their phones with them. The Apple Watch, a non-obtrusive piece of jewelry, allows these workers to text their friends, see the latest basketball scores, and check the weather.

“Andy, who works at the J. Crew store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, told Quartz that he had his Apple Watch before he started at the clothing retailer, but has found it exceedingly useful at work, given that the company discourages employees from being on their phones while on the shop floor,” reads the report.

“It’s definitely easier to check your notifications,” he said.

Another use for the Apple Watch besides staying connected in an incognito way is for service industry workers to keep track of their daily activity. “I just bought it a month ago for running,” says Francisco, a hotel worker, “but I wear it at work to see the time, to track the day, and steps and calories. It keeps me motivated.”

It’s now been more than three years since the original Apple Watch hit store shelves and Apple still hasn’t disclosed any sales figures for its increasingly popular wearable, which really hit its stride with the release of the Apple Watch Series 3. While Apple isn’t likely to change its strategy in this regard anytime soon, company executives over the years haven’t been afraid to boast about the popularity of the Apple Watch while avoiding any mention of precise sales figures.

According to a new report from The New York Times, Apple has signed a deal with Volkswagen to build self-driving cars.

The autonomous vehicles will reportedly be used as a shuttle for employees around its various campuses in San Francisco. Apple has been reportedly working on a shuttle program, called “PAIL” (Palo Alto to Infinite Loop), since last summer. The deal will see T6 Transporter vans from Volkswagen turned into self-driving shuttles for employees to use.

Apple’s self-driving car team is reportedly behind schedule and lacking engineering resources. Over the past few years, Apple has been looking to make deals with automotive manufacturers, like BMW and Mercedes Benz, for self-driving cars.

The report notes that these deals all fell through because Apple was asking for complete control of the data and design, which is something that these car manufacturers were not willing to give up.

After these deals fell through, Apple began their transition to focus on autonomous driving software. The company is currently working on its own shuttle program with several Lexus SUVs equipped with cameras and other self-driving hardware.

Beyond the shuttle program, it is still not clear as to what Apple will do with their autonomous driving initiative.

]]>http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apple-signs-deal-with-volkswagen-for-self-driving-cars-nyt/feed/0http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apple-signs-deal-with-volkswagen-for-self-driving-cars-nyt/OPP Handed Out More Than 11,000 Driving Tickets During Victoria Day Long Weekendhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iphoneincanada/~3/pdmKlRh7bkE/
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/opp-handed-out-more-than-11000-driving-tickets-during-victoria-day-long-weekend/#respondThu, 24 May 2018 00:36:04 +0000http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=254153

According to a new report from CTV News, the Ontario Provincial Police charged more than 11,000 drivers during the Victoria Day long weekend.

The report notes that more than 10,600 of these were speeding charges, with less than 200 of which were for driving 50 km/h over the speed limit. The OPP said that these numbers are noticeably higher than last year.

A total of three people died over the long weekend, with one road death occurring in western Ontario and two occurring with an off-road vehicle in northeastern Ontario.

During Canada Road Safety Week, which is a campaign that ran from May 15th to 21st, the OPP gave out 726 tickets for not wearing seatbelts, 424 for distracted driving, and 124 for impaired driving.

]]>http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/opp-handed-out-more-than-11000-driving-tickets-during-victoria-day-long-weekend/feed/0http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/opp-handed-out-more-than-11000-driving-tickets-during-victoria-day-long-weekend/Fido 2017 LTE iPad Sale: 32GB for $359, 128GB for $489 Outright [u]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iphoneincanada/~3/l7PbrXYXEfk/
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/ipad/fido-2017-ipad-sale-32gb-lte/#respondWed, 23 May 2018 21:45:45 +0000http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/?p=254145Fido is currently offering a sale on cellular iPads from 2017, as you can get the following models on discount:

32GB LTE for $359 (save $260)

128GB LTE for $489 (save $260)

If you take a look at the Apple.ca refurbished store, 2017 LTE models are selling for $449 and $539 respectively, for 32GB and 128GB models. So Fido LTE iPads are cheaper by $90 and $50 (updated) and they are brand new, not refurbished (although Apple refurbished is pretty darn good).

Again, if you were in the market for a cellular iPad, I don’t think you can get a better deal right now, than these offerings from Fido. You can also finance them from Fido by paying monthly on a two-year term.

For reference, Apple’s latest 2018 cellular iPads cost $599 and $719 respectively for 32GB and 128GB models if you want the latest and greatest, which now support Apple Pencil.

If you’re holding out for a 2017 refurbished Wi-Fi iPad, they usually sell for $319 for the 32GB model, and should be restocked soon (they were restocked yesterday briefly, but sold out immediately).